Athenian Vase Construction: A Potter's Analysis

$40.00 at The Getty Museum.

Toby Schreiber  Greek vases are one of the world's finest ceramic traditions. Even before a vase became a painted masterpiece, its graceful lines and elegant proportions made it a masterpiece of form. Athenian Vase Construction details in a comprehensive, step-by-step fashion the manner in which the major Athenian vases were made. Photographs of pottery from the J. Paul Getty Museum and other collections provide ancient evidence from the interiors and exteriors of the pots themselves as to how they were…